The burden of the ancients : Maya ceremonies of world renewal from the Pre-Columbian period to the present /
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University of Texas Press,
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Publisher Address: | Austin : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | Government Document Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
Series: |
The Linda Schele series in Maya and Pre-Columbian studies
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Carrier Form: | x, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-351) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781477310267 1477310266 9781477309957 1477309950 9781477309964 1477309969 9781477309971 1477309977 |
Index Number: | F1435 |
CLC: |
K731.2 K897.302.6 |
Call Number: | K897.302.6/C554 |
Contents: | Pre-Columbian rituals of world renewal in Yucatan -- New year's ceremonies in the Maya highlands -- Easter and the Spanish conquest -- Post-conquest ceremonies of world renewal -- Holy Monday -- Holy Tuesday -- Holy Wednesday -- Holy Thursday -- Good Friday -- Aftermath and conclusions. |